I think I read somewhere that in athens, the opposite happened. Someone lost to Oscar and complained about the same thing. It's come full circle.
I think I read somewhere that in athens, the opposite happened. Someone lost to Oscar and complained about the same thing. It's come full circle.
NativeSon wrote:
Ha ha!
Is that genuinely the first time you've heard the 'hasn't got a leg to stand on' joke regarding Pistorius?
It appears in approximately 94.6% of all threads that mention the guy.
Rojo please stop posting. Oscar p could beat your stupid butt without any legs. Please do this board a favor and stop posting.
Thanks
* wrote:
This is a wild come form behind 200.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df67gHjSNnEThis whole sport is crazy.
I will give Oscar credit for drawing attention to it.
Wow. In the beginning you think that guy has zero chance. And then he runs 8 seconds for the final 100.
Rojo,
All you had to do was read the article to see that Oscar is using blades that are approved by the IAAF and the other guys are not... I am not saying that Oscar should definitely be allowed to compete in the Olympics, but you have to see that there is more to the story than your sensationalist leading post.
You and Wejo are known for this kind of thing and that is why no one really takes the news on your website seriously.
I like you guys, but this is pretty close to bullying. You have a responsibility with your website; please remember that.
Anyway, I would advise folks to at least read the article before spouting off.
This is like that 15 year old girl in North Carolina who runs 95 mpw and would rather race against adult women in longer events to get the attention/sympathy clap, than to race against her own age-matched peers and get her @ss whooped.
Yes, lets make fun of a 15 year old girl.
Lockss wrote:
Yes, lets make fun of a 15 year old girl.
What if the poster is 14?
He has set the legal Pres. Any disabled runner can now run to get into the Olympics. Doesn't matter if they don't hit the time. They cannot be refused! The disabled can file under civil rights/discrimination act against the Olympic federation and win. You can't let one in and not another.
rojo wrote:
I can't believe this. Oscar P, who clearly has a technological advantage as compared to able bodied runners in the 400 as no one negative splits a 400, lost the 200 at the 2012 Paralympics today and then complained the guy who beat him has an unfair advantage.
Rojo, haven't experts shown that he doesn't have a technological advantage? Or do you have sources that say otherwishe? I'd be interested in reading them.
2milup wrote:
He has set the legal Pres. Any disabled runner can now run to get into the Olympics. Doesn't matter if they don't hit the time. They cannot be refused! The disabled can file under civil rights/discrimination act against the Olympic federation and win. You can't let one in and not another.
What are you talking about? Pistorius did hit the qualifying time.
Barakus Obama wrote:
rojo wrote:I can't believe this. Oscar P, who clearly has a technological advantage as compared to able bodied runners in the 400 as no one negative splits a 400, lost the 200 at the 2012 Paralympics today and then complained the guy who beat him has an unfair advantage.
Rojo, haven't experts shown that he doesn't have a technological advantage? Or do you have sources that say otherwishe? I'd be interested in reading them.
There has been sources showing that Oscar actually did have an advantage.
The 'Science of Sports' guys for one covered OP in pretty good depth. They are a great source of unbiased sports science issues. Read the most recent article about OP and it mentions his advantage over other athletes.
http://www.sportsscientists.com/Here are the older articles they wrote on Oscar:
http://www.sportsscientists.com/search?q=pistoriusOP's spring legs look a lot less springy
I just think the point is that no one really knows whether Pistorius has an advantage or not.
If Oliviera has an unfair advantage by increasing his height to 181cm, how can any anyone really know that Pistorius has no advantage at 184.5cm tall? If prosthetic leg length is arbitrary (within the approved range) and can give you an unfair advantage, how do we know that Pistorius's leg length just happens to be the "fair" leg length for competition with able-bodied runners.
I respect Pistorius and all of the runners on prosthetics but saying that they have no advantage is claiming to know something that is really unknowable.
Oscar P. would negative split whether he had an advantage or not -- his negative split is due to his terrible start. That's not very convincing, Rojo.
I get the feeling Letsrun just likes to be contrarian.
rojo wrote:
I love Oscar P and think he's an inspiration. I clearly don't think he should be allowed to compete against able bodied runners in the Olympics and now am more adamant that others not look the other way simply because he's a good story.
Hear It A Lot wrote:
Rojo,
All you had to do was read the article to see that Oscar is using blades that are approved by the IAAF and the other guys are not... I am not saying that Oscar should definitely be allowed to compete in the Olympics, but you have to see that there is more to the story than your sensationalist leading post.
You and Wejo are known for this kind of thing and that is why no one really takes the news on your website seriously.
I like you guys, but this is pretty close to bullying. You have a responsibility with your website; please remember that.
Anyway, I would advise folks to at least read the article before spouting off.
THIS